Mari C. Schuh

Very simple introduction with beautiful, colorful photos. Perfect for the littles; I'm glad to see that there is a series. I've grown to admire Schuh's work... I advise parents and other educators of littles to seek out her name when exploring a variety of different concepts.

Summary: This story follows the journey of a child with blindness. It talks about how she uses braille to read and how her friends are an important part of her life.
Reflection: I enjoyed this book because of how it touches on the experiences that a child who is blind goes through. It is very simply put to explain to a child. It touches on terms in the book and what the definitions are which are very great for a young child to know. I would have this book in my classroom.

This series is very negative and problematic. We find these children with names and a picture in the back, still explaining the generalized difficulty of their autism. While it is intended to help start a conversation with a neurotypical kid who is not being inclusive of their disabled peers, I hate how many probles this child has, with very little balance of where they find joy or how they expereince their lives in ways that would be familiar to other kids.
There are better books, though show more not many. show less

The book Light: First Science by Mari Schuh was a great read about light. It had vocabulary words in bold and a glossary at the end where kids could find the definition. These were great features of text that were embedded in the read. The book was very enaging for second graders as there was fun facts about light every other page. The book also asked thought provoking questions here and there throughout the book. This got kids thinking about the properties of light and applying what they show more are reading to the world around them. The examples throughout the book were interesting as well as relevant to a young reader, as they were everyday examples. The book also addressed a common misconception about light, that is that the moon does not create its own light, rather reflect the suns light. This book overall was a great first/second grade informative text about light. show less